Gervase Phinn (born 27 December 1946) is an English author and educator.

After a career as a teacher he became a schools inspector and, latterly, Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Teesside.

He has published five volumes of memoir, collections of poetry and a number of books about education.

He is now: He has published many articles, chapters and books and edited a range of poetry and short story collections.

His academic texts include: He has published collections of his own plays, poems, picture books and short stories, including his anthologies of verse: Books of stories for children: Phinn is probably best known for his memoirs, many of which he has read as audiobooks: In 2004 Gervase Phinn received "The Speaker of the Year Award" from the Association of Speakers' Clubs.